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Thread #161289   Message #4159743
Posted By: Felipa
19-Dec-22 - 06:54 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Dreidel Song / Dreydl Song
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dreidel Song / Dreydl Song
Here is a translation of the Yiddish lyrics posted by Joe Offer in Jan 2017

I am a little dreidel, I am made from lead.
Come let’s all play dreidel – one two three.
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, oh, dreidel, dreidel, spin.
So let’s all play dreidel, one and two.

And I love to dance, to spin in a circle.
So let’s all dance a dreidel-circle.
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, oh dreidel, dreidel, spin.
So let’s all play dreidel, one and two.

from https://www.bethsnotesplus.com › 2011 › 12 › dreidel-song
The page also has the Yiddish in proper Hebrew letters.
According to some sources, the Yiddish song is by Ben Aaron and Mikhl Gelbart; according to others, Ben Aaron is a pseudonym (a patronym) for Mikhl Gelbart. * Ben Aaron = son of Aaron

You can find lots of recordings of this song on youtube, many with subtitles. There are also other lyrics in Yiddish besides these ones.